Bolsonaro enters country with “temporary status” and will soon gain permanent residency like his brother

The New York Times reported on the 29th that US officials said that under President Trump’s order,brazil Flavio, right-wing candidate who lost the presidential electionbolsonaro (Flavio Bolsonaro) currently living in “temporary status”Florida Hope to get permanent residence soon. As a senator, Bolsonaro faces multiple criminal investigations in Brazil. After losing in the second round of the general elections, he fled the country with his wife and children.

According to information received by The New York Times, when Bolsonaro reached America, he presented a Brazilian passport, which was revoked.

Officials said that after Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on a private plane on the morning of the 28th, they were allowed to enter the country on humanitarian parole by US border agents.

The Department of Homeland Security said Bolsonaro and his family passed interviews and inspections by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and complied with relevant immigration laws and procedures. After the inspections were completed, Bolsonaro and his family were released.

Officials said Bolsonaro will apply for a green card in the United States at some point and the case is expected to be processed quickly, as was the case for Bolsonaro’s younger brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro.

Eduardo has lived in Texas since early 2025 and has always had close relations with the Trump administration. He got the green card in July this year. An official said it takes years for most immigrants to apply for a green card, but Eduardo was approved immediately.

Although Bolsonaro, who has served in public office for more than 20 years, has not been prosecuted in Brazil, after losing the election on the 25th, the senator will lose his immunity as a member of Congress when his term ends in 2027, and he could be subject to multiple criminal prosecutions.

Officials familiar with the matter said Bolsonaro arrived in Argentina for the first time since fleeing Brazil. They flew from Argentina to Ecuador to refuel on the evening of the 27th, and then flew from Ecuador to Miami using a private jet arranged by White House communications officer Jason Miller. Miller’s job title is that of a special employee of the US government.

Miller, an ally of the Bolsonaro family, said he was briefly detained during a trip to Brazil in 2021, the Wall Street Journal reported.

On the 29th, when asked by the media who was the legitimate winner of the Brazilian election, Trump refused to take a position. Trump said he did not take sides in the Brazilian election because Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had called for restraint.